by: Emmi Navarro, Education Events & Partnerships Coordinator 2021 has flown by, which may prove that time flies even when you’re not having fun. While we all have a lot to be grateful for on Team Edu, and there are have been many moments worth celebrating this year, year two…

By Meco Shoulders and Zach Moller Whether it’s a mom-and-pop shop in the deep south or a tech startup in Silicon Valley, 99.9% of all businesses in the United States are small. And a lot of small adds up. Before the pandemic those companies were responsible for nearly half of…

By David de la Fuente Last week, Virginia Republicans held their nominating conventions to select their choices for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General in Virginia’s off-year elections. …

By Nathan Kasai Americans across the political spectrum are focused on much of our country’s policing methods and standards and advocating for reforms. Across the country, 21 states took first steps through their own legislation or executive action last year. At the federal level, the House of Representatives has passed…

By Tosin Akintola 2020 is winding down, the weather’s getting frosty, we can smell a vaccine in the air, and our out of office messages are set. This year will certainly go down as one of the most unprecedented in modern history. It began with devastating wildfires in Australia, the…

By Tosin Akintola If you wrote a book based on the events of 2020, it would be a bestseller. We’ve had drama, tragedy, joy, suspense, mystery, ups, downs, and everything in-between. Having experienced nearly a year’s worth of events within the first few months, (you can take a trip down…

By Michelle Dimino, Education Senior Policy Advisor In March 2020, as COVID-19 upended daily life in the US and led colleges across the country to rapidly transition to emergency remote instruction, a faculty member and three undergraduate students at Davidson College in North Carolina recognized that there was a void…

By Rachel Reh At his first debate against Joe Biden, President Trump promised Americans that “our country is coming back incredibly.” But that same night, central Florida was dealt a crushing blow: Walt Disney Co. announced it would lay off 28,000 employees, with a staggering 15,300 jobs cut in Florida…

By Rachel Reh In 2016, Donald Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania and vowed to supercharge the state’s economy. He didn’t. Some voters of the labor force who went for Trump in 2016 are starting to realize that another four years under a Trump administration will only make Pennsylvanians sicker and more…